Learn the history of this crossroads of Europe and Asia from the late Ottoman Empire to the present. Main topics include nationalism and colonialism, development of Zionist ideology, development of Palestinian nationalism, establishment of the Jewish settlement (Yishuv) under British rule, the founding of the Jewish nation-state, relations with neighbors, and the aftermath of the 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982 wars. Prereqs., HIST 1108 or 1308 or JWST 2350. HIST 4338 and JWST 4338 are the same course.